Malarie Garza and Luis Carlos Melchor are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Edward and Anna Garza and Rachel Torres of Beeville. She is a 2005 honors graduate of A.C. Jones High School and is currently attending Texas A&M University-Kingsville, with a focus on music education. She is employed with McDonald’s, where she is departmental manager of people.

The prospective groom is the son of Edvodio and Felicitas Melchor of San Antonio. He is a 2004 graduate of Holmes High School. He is currently attending Texas A&M University-Kingsville, where he will graduate this fall with a bachelor’s degree in music education.

The couple plan to wed Saturday, Nov. 13, in Kingsville at the First United Methodist Church with the help of the Garza, Cantu and Melchor families. The reception will be held at the King Ranch Museum (Henrietta Memorial Center) at 5 p.m.